"Is Closing of Gender Studies Center a Coincidence?" Author does not consider alternative - perhaps lawmakers find program a waste of funds?

iethatis · 2014-05-14T19:19:22+00:00

Once again, the conspiracy theory view of history

2014-05-14T19:20:03+00:00

I post this here because, in my experience, there programs distort the social mission of the university. They are unabashedly political . . . but they hide behind 'academic freedom.' But does radical political activism = academic activity? They obvious answer is no. This is how I view these contemporary identity studies departments*, so I lean toward this explanation . . . lawmakers see them the say way and object to their funding.

These departments are active in the repression of male students on campus and research that they deem to be politically incorrect. As such, they are a Men's Rights issue.

*In principle, the notion of a Women's Studies department is perfectly legitimate . . . if it focuses on researching the roles of women in history, the sciences, etc. But if it is structured as a consciousness-raising, politically-partisan, advocacy structure then it has no place in academia. And this is how they operate . . . read "Professing Feminism" [ http://www.amazon.com/Professing-Feminism-Cautionary-Strange-Studies/dp/0465098274 ]

2014-05-14T20:26:16+00:00

No great loss, gender studies (women's centers with a new name) fell short of the good they could have done, instead they became dens of misandry and silencing academic freedom. BIG feminism needs reform or they should be purged from campus.

Grayswan · 2014-05-14T23:46:33+00:00

Another article about the closing. Note that only the center (building) is closing, not the program.

Title	"Is Closing of Gender Studies Center a Coincidence?" Author does not consider alternative - perhaps lawmakers find program a waste of funds?
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Upvotes	11
Comments	5
Date	May 14, 2014 7:08 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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